Single-pulse subthalamic deep brain stimulation reduces premotor-motor facilitation in Parkinson's disease

Deep brain stimulation improves motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease and changes primary motor cortex excitability, but how subthalamic nucleus stimulation affects premotor-motor cortical connectivity remains unclear.

Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - August 6, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Anne Weissbach, Kaviraja Udupa, Zhen Ni, Carolyn Gunraj, Cricia Rinchon, Julianne Baarbe, Alfonso Fasano, Renato P. Munhoz, Anthony Lang, Vera Tadic, Norbert Br üggemann, Alexander Münchau, Tobias Bäumer, Robert Chen Tags: Short communication Source Type: research